Description

An American classic is now celebrated by the New York Times bestselling author of seagoing epics. Moby-Dick is probably the best of the Truly Amazing American Books, however its clever subject material and duration produce an atmosphere of trouble that also frequently maintains visitors away. Luckily, one unabashed enthusiast desires passionately to provide Melville's masterpiece the wide modern audience it deserves. In his National Book Award- winning best-seller, In one's Heart of the Ocean, Nathaniel Philbrick captivatingly unpacked the tale of the wreck of the whaleship Essex, the actual-life event that inspired Melville to create Moby- Dick.